Rapper Jeezy Details His Surprising Mental Health Struggles

Jeezy attends 2023 A3C Conference at AmericasMart Atlanta on September 30, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Rapper Jeezy is opening up about his mental health struggles.

During an interview on the Tamron Hall Show on Monday, the rapper—who recently released his memoir Adversity for Sale—revealed that he battled depression for eight years before he realized what it was and how it was affecting his well-being.

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“You wake up and you just want to go back to sleep forever, you know? And I was leaning into my vices. And that’s what street life does to you. You know what I’m saying?” he explained. “When you lose 200, 300, 400 people like gone forever, you just, you get numb. And I wasn’t able to get in touch with my emotions and I was wondering why. Thank God for my kids but there was a time I was just cold. That’s when I was Young Jeezy.”

Now, however, it appears he’s in a better place and at the very least ready to explore and share what moving forward looks like for his betterment.

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